Camera-support.



v1. H. KLENCK.

CAMERA SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED IUNE27. I9I4.

Lm Patentedsept. 14, 1915.

@MW I i with an opening 24 and theshank 19 of the camera supportingmember' projects through this opening, the spherical head 18 beingpartly received within the opening, it beingv understood that the camerasupportingextending beside the back 1 of the fixed jaw. The wall of theopening 27 engages that side-of .the spherical head 18 of the camerasupporting member opposite the side engaged by the walls of the opening24, and it will be observed.' that the clamp member ress, at its bendbetween the body portion an v which constitutes one wall of the slot 4,so

that the member may be rocked upon this end of the back as a fulcrum andmay therefore be brought to bear more orless firmly against thespherical head 18.

A thumb screw 28 is fitted through an opening 29 in the body portion 25of the clamping member, at that end opposite the end at which the head26 is located, and the said screw is threaded. into an opening 30 formedin the back 1. It will now be apparent that by tightening the screw 28,the clamping member will be rocked uponthe end edge of the back 1 in amanner to move its body portion toward the said back and its head 26into iirm `engagement with the spherical head 18. As before stated, a

.sprlng is provided for holding 'the jaws yieldably closed and thisspring is indicated by the-numeral 31, and is coiled about the pivot pin14, and has one end 32 bearing against the pivoted end of the back 10 ofy the movable jaw and its other end 33 bearing against the end of theback 1 of the fixed jaw. From the foregoing description' of theinvention it will be understood that by pulling open the jaws, thedevice may be engaged with av horizontally or vertically disposedsupport and that after it has been apphed to such support it will besecurely held against accidental displacement. rlhe thumb screw 28 isthen loosened so as to decrease the tension of the clamping member andpermit of angular adjustment of the camera supporting member. rIhecamera may then be, or have previously been, connected to the saidsupporting member and, in'any event, it is` y,adjusted until 1t has beenbrought to `the dehead, against that .end of the back 1 sired positionand in proper position. for making the exposure. The thumb screw 28 isthen tightened so as to securely bind the head 18 and thereby hold thecamera supporting member against accidental displacement.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

`1. In a support ofthe class described, a jaw having a bearing portion,a clamping member carried by the said jaw and having a bearing portion'spaced from the bearing portion of the jaw, a supporting member having ahead fitted between the said bearing portions and angularly adjustable,a jaw pivoted to the first-mentioned jaw, and a spring -yieldably'holding the jaws closed.

2. In a supportwofthe class described, pivotally connected jaws, asupporting memberY angularly adjustable with respect to the jaws, aclamping member coperating with the supporting member to hold the sameat adjustment, and means for moving the said member into clampingengagement with the supporting member.

3. In a support of the class described, a jaw having a bearing portionprovidedwith an opening, a supportlng member having a head seatingwithin the opening and angularly adjustable, a clamping member having abearing portion opposing the bearing portion .of the jaw and bearingagainst the said head, means for adjusting the clamping member to bringits bearing portion into clamping engagement with the head, and a jawpivoted to the first-mentioned jaw and v coperating therewith.

4. In a support of the class described, a jaw having a bearing portionprovided with an opening, a supporting member having a head seatingwithin the opening and angularly adjustable, a clamping member having abearing portion opposing the bearing portion of the jaw and bearingagainst the said head, means for adjusting the clamping member to bringits bearing portion into clamping engagement with the head, a jawpivoted to the first-mentioned jaw and cooperating therewith, and aspring for holding the jaws closed. 5. In a support of the classdescribed, a jaw having a bearing portion, a clamping member mounted forrocking movement uponthe jaw and having a bearing portion opposing thefirst-mentioned bearing portion, a supporting member having a bearingportion tted between the Erst-mentioned bearing portions,means formoving \the clamping member upon its fulcrum to bring its vbearingportion into` clamping engagement with the said bearing portion of thesupporting member, and a jaw pivoted to the first-mentioned jaw andcoperating therewith.

antenne f jaw having a back and spaced sides and said bearing portionsand angularly adjustlo provided with a bearing portion extending able,and aspiring holding the jaws closed. between its sides, a jaw havingspaced sides In testimony whereof 'ax my signatted between the sides ofthe rstmenture in presence of two witnesses.

5 tioned jaw a pivot pin fitted through the said sides bf the jaw, aclamping member JHN H KLENCK [Ls] having a portion opposing the bearingpor- Witnesses: tion of the` first-mentioned jaw', a supporting Amon M.Klemm,

member having a head tted between.` the JUE. F. GRozINGnR.

